Romans
Romans 7:19–20
19For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do. 20And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it .
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Romans 7:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I do not do | ποιῶ | poiō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| good | ἀγαθόν | agathon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G18 good |
| I want | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| Instead | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| I keep on doing | πράσσω | prassō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4238 I do, fare, require |
| evil | κακὸν | kakon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2556 bad, evil |
| I do not want | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
Romans 7:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| do | ποιῶ | poiō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| what | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I do not want | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| no longer | οὐκέτι | ouketi | Adverb | G3765 no longer, no more |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| who do | κατεργάζομαι | katergazomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2716 I work out, produce, accomplish |
| it | αὐτὸ | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| living | οἰκοῦσα | oikousa | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3611 I inhabit, dwell |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
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Romans 7:19 Romans 7:15
Romans 7:20 Romans 7:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.